The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-07

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cheerfully, "all three OF them
will soon be in the hands Of justice, and one
of them is necessarily the criminal"
'sWhen the conductor was brought before
him, the examining magistrate asked him.
brusquely, "Where does your mistr, IS
livei'' long experience having taught. him
that the cunningest rascais succr NIB to, a
sudden attack. His plan succ eeded. end
the prisoner, blushing ar1d confused.
promptly replied that ''.dlle. Lotti was
chambermaid in the h.use of N. Adolph
Rosenstock, rue des Trtois Tambeurs.
1T is enough" crIed NJ. Heveder; ere
conduct him co his cell"
Then he gave the telegraphic order to
arrest this Mile. Lotti and make the mi
nutest inquiry regarding her affairs.
Shortly afterwald she arrived at the office
Of the magistrate in charge Of commits
sioner OF podce- He had searched her
apartments Is directed, and in the drawer
of comm ode had found seven forms,
twenty-five kreutzers, which he had i'm
mediatelY confscated.
''Good, J" said the magistrates; "you can
retire. Then, turning to the trembling g
Lotti and sternly regarding her, he de-
man ded:
Where is the restl"
'sWhat resta" cried Mile. Lotti; ''what
fare you talking aboutf'
''The 1892 forms and 20 kreutzers," re-
piled the Judge; ''you must give them to
me-"
81 do not understand you; what do you
mean. /"
'.Do not wish to confessl So be it.
will soon refresh your memory. Whence
did you come by train this morningl"
''My native village" replied the girl,
"where had been to see my father"
"And Of what were you talking to the
conductor last night You see that l know
all-all, you understand-so you need not
trouble yourself to lie"
''Mon Dieu" calculated Lotti, her face
becoming scarlet; "but it was not my fault.
Monsieur, he has paid court to me for a
long time, and has promised to marry me
"Then where is the money concealed?"
'The moneyr echoed Lotti, with look
of bewilderment
"Yes, the money he STOLE" shouted Hev-
eder, in laundering voice.
''Stoler' bursting into tears; "ohi the
monster, and he told NE had laid by a small
sum by economizing, and as soon as it was
one hundred f1orins we would be married"
By this time NJ. Heveder was furious.
'Tell me at once" he cried, without q
moments delay, where you have concealed
those ten thousand forins.''
81 know nothing about them; never
heard of them before!"
''Then what was it you gave the conduc-
tori"
"Only package of cherries from the
farm, monsieur"
'Cherries cherries from the farml A
likely story, truly. However, we will see
if it is cherries tomorrow. Until then you
shall remain in prison." and sobbing and
crying as if her heart would break, Mile.
Lott was returned to the care Of the COM
missioner of police and led away to prison.
"Bring the prisoner Czato," cried the ex-
amining magistrate as Lotti passed from the
chamber. NJ. Cato could scarcely stand as
he entered the august presence; grief and
terror had worn him to shadow. Accord
ing to his custom, Heveder lost not
second, but brusquely demanded: ''The
name of your mistressr'
'Mistressf' shouted Cato, outraged be-
yond endurance; II would have you know,
NJ. lie judge, that 1 am married man.
What if my wife should hear you talk like
thisa
''She will hear me unless you tell me the
name of the woman you love; in which case
promise that she shall hear nothing of it,"
Il love only my wife, save your honor
persisted Cato, ''and l do not understand
your question at all.''
"What scoundrell'' thought Heveder to
himself; sits very clear that l must be
sharper with him than with that poor devil
of a conductor: nevertheless l shall find
him out. In the meantime, CZato," he con-
tinued, turning to the unhappy steward,
you must remain in your cell until l have
need of you.''
A moment later the name Of Nine. Cato
was announced to NJ. Heveder. The wife
of NJ. Saraglyais steward was a very reso-
lutte woman, and as nature had endowed
her with charms of all kinds-large hands,
strong lungs and tongue well hung in the
opened the campaign at once
by overwhelming the magistrate with
questions, all ending in the same refrain:
'How did he dare to so maltreat an honest
mani"
pray be seated, madam said the Judge,
with politeness; sit is my painful duty to
prove to you that your husband deceives
you, and has done so for long time"
''It is impossible; we celebrated our silver
year .go, and 1 tell you that he
can not deceive me-"
'And 1 say that he does" emphatically
declared Heveder. "When your husband
left you yesterday he took with him the
he loves and the 10000 fiorins as
well, which he should have remitted to his
THE 10000 florins!' interrupted Nine.
Cato, ''but he did not take them"
'Whatl Did not take them?''
'No, not at all; he left them lying in the
little office. He had drank more than was
good for him, and he forgot all about the
money bag. The next day the cashier acci-
discovered the omission and tele-
graphed the amount to his Highness, NJ
'Impossible!'' cried the magistrate, be-
side himself with rage; ''you lie to me-you
shall go to prison with all the rest"
.'Go to prisonm exclaimed Nine. Cato;
''well, not II know it; do you take me for
a fooll If you don't believe me telegraph
his Highness yourself. Go to prison indeed
i see myself doing it," And planting her
arms akimbo she faced the noted criminalist
with look in her eyes that said as plainly
as words: 'sTry it if you dare" And with
the sagacity of great mind Heveder saw
at once that he had unjustly accused the
prisoners, and the women as well. Never
theless, by way Of precaution, he tele-
graphed Mons. Dyomis Saraglyai, who i'm
mediateIy confirmed the facts as given by
Nine Cato. There was of course nothing
to be done but to set the prisoners at liberty.
'TYou can see for yourself" said he, as
he was signing their release on the gaol-
book, with what absolute accuracy my
system works. From the first said: Seek
the womanr Well, 1 found her, and from